{"id":1547,"date":"2020-08-31T16:27:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T20:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abijustice.org\/survivor\/?page_id=1547"},"modified":"2023-12-13T17:41:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T22:41:06","slug":"court-diversion-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.abijustice.org\/brain-injury-community\/where-to-get-help-for-brain-injury\/court-diversion-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Diversion Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1601162800776{padding-top: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; el_class=&#8221;bulletpoints01&#8243;][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;58&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Court Diversion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a voluntary pre-trial procedure that may allow persons accused of minor criminal offences to be directed away from the criminal justice system. <\/span><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepsforjustice.ca\">www.stepsforjustice.ca<\/a><\/u>, explains more about court diversion programs and how to determine if you are eligible for them, <a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/steps\/criminal-law\/1-find-out-if-youre-eligible-diversion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>HERE<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The following is a list of <strong>some<\/strong> of the Court Diversions which are available in Ontario. Please note this list is not exhaustive, and the programs are usually geared towards specific groups, such as people with mental health issues, women, men or youth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To find out about more about court diversion programs and other supports in your area, you can call <a href=\"https:\/\/211ontario.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>211<\/u><\/a>. 211 is a free and confidential phone number open 24 hours a day. The service is available throughout Ontario.\u00a0<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Court Diversion Programs\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<style>#sp-ea-2548 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 500ms;}#sp-ea-2548.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }#sp-ea-2548.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #444;}#sp-ea-2548.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #fff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-2548.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #eee;}#sp-ea-2548.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #444;font-size: 16px;}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1776959485\"><div id=\"sp-ea-2548\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ex-icon=\"minus\" data-col-icon=\"plus\"  data-ea-active=\"ea-click\"  data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\"><div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-25480\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse25480\" aria-controls=\"collapse25480\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i class=\"ea-expand-icon ea-icon-expand-plus\"><\/i> Southcentral Ontario<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse25480\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-2548\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-25480\"><div class=\"ea-body\"><h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Durham\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Youth (Ages 12 \u2013 17)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Community Justice Alternatives of Durham Region<\/strong><br \/>\n<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/cjadurham.ca\/events\/categories\/community-programming\/diverse-reintegration-youth-program-program-dryp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Diversion Reintegration Youth Program (DRYP)<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Adults<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Community Justice Alternatives of Durham Region<\/strong><br \/>\n<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/cjadurham.ca\/events\/categories\/community-programming\/community-service-orders-program-adult\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Community Services Orders Program<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(Adult)<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Peel \/ Halton Region\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Adults<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Elizabeth Fry Society of Peel-Halton<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/efrypeelhalton.ca\/portfolio\/diversion-program-an-alternative-to-criminal-conviction\/?tp=114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diversion Program<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Adults with Mental Health Challenges\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association - Branches in Brampton, Oakville &amp; Orangeville\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cmhapeeldufferin.ca\/programs-services\/mental-health-and-justice\/\">Peel Region Mental Health and Justice Services<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Youth (Ages 12 \u2013 17)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Associated Youth Services of Peel<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aysp.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health and Youth Justice Services\u00a0 \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Elizabeth Fry Society Peel Halton<\/strong><br \/>\n<a role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/efrypeelhalton.ca\/portfolio\/prevention-youth-program-2\/?tp=128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Court Support Services for Youth<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Halton Regional Police - Branches in Burlington, Oakville &amp; Halton Hills<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.haltonpolice.ca\/about\/courtsrecords\/courtdiversion.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court Diversion Program\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Simcoe County<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults with Mental Health Challenges\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association - Barrie<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cmhastarttalking.ca\/adult-services\/court-support-and-diversion\/#.X62yadNKhQI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Programs<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Toronto<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Youth (Ages 12 \u2013 17)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Peacebuilders Canada<\/strong><br \/>\n<a role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/peacebuilders.ca\/what-we-do\/restorative-justice-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Restorative Youth Circle Programs<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Central Toronto Youth Services<\/strong><br \/>\n<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/ctys.org\/program\/youth-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Early Release Support Program (Youth Justice)<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SpringBoard<\/strong><br \/>\n<u><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.springboardservices.ca\/youth-justice\/youth-court-action-planning-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Youth Court Action Planning Program (YCAPP)<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Adults with Mental Health Challenges\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Margaret\u2019s<\/strong><br \/>\n<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/margarets.ca\/mental-health-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Mental Health Diversion, Court Diversion<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sound times<\/strong><br \/>\n<u><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/soundtimes.com\/get-help\/#mental-health-and-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mental Health Court Support and Diversion Services<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)<\/strong><br \/>\n<u><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cmhaff.ca\/court-diversion-support-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Court Diversion and Support Program<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>COTA<\/strong><br \/>\n<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cotainspires.ca\/services\/case-management-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Mental Health Court Support<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Adults Charged with Shoplifting<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>SpringBoard<\/strong><br \/>\n<u><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.springboardservices.ca\/adult-justice\/stop-shop-theft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Direct Accountability &amp; Stop Shop Theft<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Adults Charged with Minor Offences<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Elizabeth Fry Toronto\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<u><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/efrytoronto.org\/court-diversion-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Direct Accountability at College Park<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Women Charged in Domestic Violence Situations\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Elizabeth Fry Toronto\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/efrytoronto.org\/court-diversion-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Partner Abuse Response (PAR)<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">York Region\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Adults Charged in Domestic Violence Situations\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>John Howard Society of Toronto<\/strong><br \/>\n<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/johnhoward.on.ca\/yorkregion\/services\/adult-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>PAR Program<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Adults with Addictions\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Addiction Services for York Region<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asyr.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court Support Program - Aurora<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Adults with Mental Health Challenges<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - Branches in Aurora, Markham &amp; Newmarket<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmha-yr.on.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health and Case Management <\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Youth with Mental Health Challenges\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - Branches in Aurora &amp; Markham\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmha-yr.on.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youth Mental Health and Case Management\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-25481\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse25481\" aria-controls=\"collapse25481\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i class=\"ea-expand-icon ea-icon-expand-plus\"><\/i> Southwestern Ontario<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse25481\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-2548\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-25481\"><div class=\"ea-body\"><h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults &amp; Youth (16 and up) with Mental Health Diagnosis<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association - Brant Haldimand Norfolk\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bhn.cmha.ca\/programs-services\/mental-health-court-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health Court Support<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults &amp; Youth (16 and up) with Mental Health and \/ or Addiction Issues<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>St Leonard's Community Services<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.st-leonards.com\/justice\/programs\/enhanced-mental-health-bail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblProgram\">Enhanced (Mental Health) Bail Verification and Supervision<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Chatham - Kent<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults &amp; Youth (16 and up) with Mental Health Challenges<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association - Lambton-Kent<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lambtonkent.cmha.ca\/programs-services\/short-term-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court Diversion Services<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Dufferin County<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults &amp; Youth (16 and up) with Mental Health Challenges<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association, Peel Dufferin Branch - Orangeville<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cmhapeeldufferin.ca\/programs-services\/mental-health-and-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dufferin Court Support Services\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblProgram\">John Howard Society of Peel-Halton-Dufferin - Orangeville\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/johnhoward.on.ca\/peel-halton-dufferin\/services\/bail-verification-supervision-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bail Verification and Supervision Program\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Elgin &amp; Huron County<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults &amp; Youth (16 and up) with a Serious Mental Health Diagnosis<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association - Elgin Branch\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmhaelgin.ca\/services\/court-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court Support \/ Diversion\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">E<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000\">ssex County<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Youth (Ages 12 - 17)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Youth Diversion Essex County Diversion Program<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ecyouthdiversion.ca\/programs\/youth-justice-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Youth Justice Committee<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Grey Bruce County<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults &amp; Youth (16 and up) with Mental Health Diagnosis<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/greybruce.cmha.ca\/mental-health-services\/mental-health-court-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health Court Support<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Hamilton\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults &amp; Youth (16 and up) with Mental Health Challenges<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association - Hamilton\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cmhahamilton.ca\/programs-services\/mental-health-court-support-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health Court Support Services<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>John Howard Society<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/johnhoward.on.ca\/hamilton\/services\/adult-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Direct Accountability<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Huron - Perth<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults with Mental Health Diagnosis\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cmhahuronperth.com\/our-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court Support<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Middlesex<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults &amp; Youth 16 years of age and older who have been charged or convicted of a criminal offence and are coping with a serious mental illness, developmental challenges or brain injury:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cmhamiddlesex.ca\/programs-services\/justice-and-court-diversion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Community Support Program<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Niagara Region<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Indigenous Youth and Adults<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Niagara Regional Native Centre<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nrnc.ca\/nrnc-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous Community Justice Program - Ages 12+<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>John Howard Society\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jhs-niagara.com\/programs\/adult-federal-diversion-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adult Federal Diversion Program (Fee for Service)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Youth with Mental Health Issues<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Pathstone Mental Health\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pathstonementalhealth.ca\/programs-services\/counselling-and-therapy\/youth-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youth Justice<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Oxford\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">People living with a serious mental illness, brain injury or a developmental disability\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association - Oxford Branch - Locations in Woodstock, Ingersoll &amp;\u00a0 Tillsonburg<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cmhaoxford.on.ca\/programs-services\/support-and-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health Court Diversion<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Peel Region<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults &amp; Youth (16 and up) with Mental Health Challenges<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association, Peel Dufferin Branch<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cmhapeeldufferin.ca\/programs-services\/mental-health-and-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Peel Region Mental Health and Justice Services<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Sarnia-Lambton<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Youth 12\u00a0 - 17\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\"><span style=\"color: #333333\">St Clair Child &amp; Youth Services<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stclairchild.ca\/youth-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youth Justice Services<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Waterloo - Wellington\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults with Mental Health Challenges<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association - Waterloo-Wellington Branch - Locations in Guelph and Kitchener<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cmhaww.ca\/programs-services\/mental-health-and-justice-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health and Justice Services\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-25482\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse25482\" aria-controls=\"collapse25482\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i class=\"ea-expand-icon ea-icon-expand-plus\"><\/i> Eastern Ontario<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse25482\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-2548\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-25482\"><div class=\"ea-body\"><h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Kingston Frontenac, Lennox and Addington\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Youth (Ages 12 - 17)<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Youth Diversion<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthdiversion.org\/index.cfm\/programs\/youth-justice-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Youth Justice Program<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Addictions and Mental Health Services\u00a0 - Branches in Napanee, Kingston\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amhs-kfla.ca\/programs-services\/justice-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Services\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Peterborough\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmhahkpr.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court Diversion\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Youth (Ages 12 - 17)<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>John Howard Society of Peterborough<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/johnhoward.on.ca\/peterborough\/services\/youth-diversion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Youth Diversion<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Napanee<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults with Mental Health Challenges\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Lanark County Mental Health\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lanarkmentalhealth.com\/counselling-and-treatment-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court Diversion Mental Health Services\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Northumberland County<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults with Mental Health Challenges\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Campbellford Memorial Hospital\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmh.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Mental Health Centre<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Indigenous Youth\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong><span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblProgram\">Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child and Family Services<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.binnoojiiyag.ca\/service\/native-youth-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Native Youth Justice\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Ottawa<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Adults and Youth with Mental Health Challenges<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong><span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblProgram\">Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre - 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